507.7

Code No. 507.7

CUSTODY AND PARENTAL RIGHTS

The School District will respect the rights of parents to participate in the education of their children and access student information maintained by the school. The school district will respect court orders relating to parents’ custody rights and responsibilities to care for students.

Any parent with the authority to do so, or any other person acting in the place of such a parent, may authorize student participation in school relate activities.

Disagreements between family members are not the responsibility of the school district. The school district will not take the "side" of one family member over another in a disagreement about custody or parental rights. If one parent authorizes a student to participate in a school-related activity, the school district will allow the student to participate and will not remove the student simply because the other parent with equal rights objects to the activity. Any applicable court orders affecting students and parental rights that have been issued shall be followed by the school district. It shall be the responsibility of the person requesting an action by the school district to inform and provide the school district the court order allowing regarding such action.

This policy does not prohibit an employee from listening to a student's problems and concerns.

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It is the policy of the North Polk Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact one of the following: Director of Special Programs, Mary Jane Stites, North Polk Community Schools, 13930 NE 6th Street, Alleman, IA 50007, 515-984-3400, maryjane.stites@northpolk.org; or Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319, 1-800-457-4416; or Director of the Region VII Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661-7204, 312-730-1560, OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.